The question of gender is even more pronounced in Othello than in most other tragedies because male sexuality is, by virtue of the hero’s skin colour, as much as an…
– Verse drama – a dramatic/theatrical work (written predominantly in verse but prose features too)- Shakespeare and his contemporaries tried to imitate Greek and Roman drama. This was a period…
The final scene is vital to any play. This is because it provides a conclusion to the previous events that have taken place. In the case of Othello the final…
In both feminist theory and Shakespearean criticism, questions of sexuality have consistently been conflicted with questions of gender and gender bias. Feminist theory has been enormously influential in putting issues…
In order for a play to progress at a steady rate, yet still be capable of maintaining an audience’s attention, it must have at least one climactic scene or episode….
This is a story about a love between a black man (Othello) and a white woman ( Desdemona). These two lovers marry and try to maintain their love for each…
Is Othello egotistic? Do we love or loathe Othello? These questions have answers for and against them. We can see from the quotes by Bradley and Leavis that they both…
My essay will be based on an extract by William Shakespeare, from his tragic play ‘Othello’. I will analyse the language used in the pivotal part of the play, Act…
Racism has long played a huge part in history, both ancient and modern. A play, written by Shakespeare, about the downfall of a great black general in the Venetian Army….
“Othello” is written by William Shakespeare in 1602. The leading roles of the performance are Othello who is the main protagonist, Desdemona who is Othello’s wife and Iago Othello’s so…
Language in Othello Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists used language to establish and build dramatic atmosphere, to define time, place and character. But in Othello, language is not simply the medium…
In this essay, I am going to discuss the portrayal of Iago to be a cruel and calculated villain in Othello, and how the audience’s perception of him as an…
Shakespearean art is his ability to create three dimensional characters. This gives an insight to the mind of how we perceive and interact with the world. Analysis of the text…
The character of Othello can be viewed in relation to the theories of tragedy described in Aristotle’s Poetics, with specific reference to the categories of hamartia and hubris. Additionally, it…
In the play ‘Othello’, Shakespeare portrays the character of Emilia as both an older and more cynical counterpart to Desdemona, with whom she develops a close and maternal relationship. Despite…
Love is force that overcomes large obstacle but can easily be tripped up by small ones. Love is eternal, yet derailed and a playwright that betrays this perfectly is William…
Both Iago and Edmund possess traits which are both Vice-like and Machiavellian, however Iago leans more towards the Machiavellian figure (but is still strongly Vice-like), as does Edmund but on…
As soon as the drama begins, Shakespeare creates dramatic effect by thrusting the audience into an argument between Rodgerigo and Iago. “Tush, never tell me” “I know my price, I…
In Othello, William Shakespeare presents the tragic story of Othello, a Moorish general of Venice. Iago, Othello’s ensign, is indignant about Othello promoting Cassio to lieutenant instead of him. To…
William Shakespeare has been recognized as one of the most brilliant playwrights of all time, his plays enduring the test of time and never fails to capture audiences everywhere. One…
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